Explore the Family Name Painton

The meaning of Painton

English (Berkshire and Staffordshire): 1. variant of Painting, a name chiefly found in Oxfordshire which is itself either a variant of Penton, Pennington, Pointon or Panton. 2. variant of Pointon.

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How common is the last name Painton in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Painton saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 59,769th in popularity, with 316 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, popularity had increased with the rank moving to 58,481 and the number of individuals with the Painton surname increasing by 9.81% to reach 347. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with this surname per every 100,000 remained consistent at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,769	#58,481	2.15%
Count	316	347	9.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Painton

Regarding ethnicity, again referring to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Painton identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with its proportion increasing slightly from 92.41% to 93.66%. A small percentage identified as being of Hispanic ethnicity, which also experienced an increase from 2.22% in 2000 to 2.59% in 2010. The Painton surname was found in those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but the data suggests that this group did not identify with this surname in 2010. Those who reported belonging to two or more races decreased from 3.16% to 2.02%. The census data did not register any individuals bearing the surname Painton who identified as Black or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of the studied years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.41%	93.66%	1.35%
Hispanic	2.22%	2.59%	16.67%
Two or More Races	3.16%	2.02%	-36.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.58%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%